Avenging Crusader

In the Holy Paladin talent tree, Avenging Crusader sits in the Holy specialization talents, row 13 of 17. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Holy Talents.

Choice node

Avenging Crusader shares its node with Avenging Wrath. A character takes one of the two.

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  Avenging Wrath

  Each Holy Power spent increases Haste by an additional 2%, up to 20%.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Avenging Crusader from Breaking Dawn, Divine Glimpse and Divine Revelations.

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  Breaking Dawn2 ranks

  Increases Light of Dawn's healing by 5%.

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  Divine Glimpse

  Holy Shock and Judgment have a 8% increased critical strike chance.

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  Divine Revelations

Connected below

Avenging Crusader leads on to Sanctified Wrath or Awakening, Call of the Righteous and Tyr's Deliverance or Hand of Divinity.

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  Sanctified Wrath
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  Awakening

  While in combat, your Holy Power spenders have a 15% chance to cause your next Judgment to deal 30% increased damage and critically strike. Activating Avenging Wrath activates Awakening.

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  Call of the Righteous2 ranks

  Avenging Wrath's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec, but its duration is reduced by 5.1 sec. Avenging Crusader's cooldown is reduced by 30.1 sec, but its duration is reduced by 3.1 sec.

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  Tyr's Deliverance

  Activating Avenging Wrath releases the Light within yourself, healing 5 injured allies instantly and an injured ally every 1 sec for (35.1% of Spell Power). Allies healed also receive 10% increased healing from your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells for 12 sec.

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  Hand of Divinity

  Activating Avenging Wrath calls upon the Light to empower you, causing your next Holy Light to be instant cast and cost 50% less mana.

Same row

Also on this row: Empyrean Legacy, Veneration and Reclamation.

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  Empyrean Legacy

  Judgment critical strikes empower your next Word of Glory to automatically activate Light of Dawn at 30% effectiveness.

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  Veneration

  Judgment grants an absorb shield on up to 5 injured allies for 8% of the damage done, split evenly among them. Flash of Light and Holy Light critical strikes reset the cooldown of Judgment.

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  Reclamation

  Holy Shock refunds up to 10% of its Mana cost and deals up to 50% more healing or damage, based on the target's missing health.